Overview

• Heavy rains in eastern Cuba triggered landslides, flooding and infrastructure damage, with collapsed homes, cut power circuits and isolated communities reported in Santiago de Cuba, Guantánamo and Granma.
• Cuban authorities now report two deaths linked to Imelda, including a 60-year-old man killed when his home collapsed during a landslide in Santiago de Cuba.
• The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Imelda, with sustained winds near 105 km/h early Tuesday, is expected to reach hurricane strength and curve east-northeast under the influence of powerful Hurricane Humberto.
• Bahamas officials closed most schools, shut some government offices, reported power outages and maintained tropical storm alerts for parts of Abaco and Grand Bahama after two days of rough weather.
• Dangerous surf and rip currents have spread along the U.S. Southeast, contributing to a drowning in Florida, while Bermuda is under a hurricane warning and preparing for a close pass following Humberto and a possible near encounter with Imelda.